Ken Burns says ‘American Revolution’ doc could help US ‘with the divisions of today’

Ken Burns says his latest epic documentary shows America has been deeply divided since its earliest days, but that the story ...
Washington Monthly

The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention

What if? A look at how the structure of the U.S. Senate was hotly debated in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in ways that changed America, Here, is the painting "Scene at the Signing of the ...
Yahoo

Reporter's Notebook: Ben Franklin's lesson in humility at the Constitutional Convention

On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Just before they did, Benjamin Franklin, 81 and too weak to speak, asked Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson ...
Cleveland.com

Interest builds in a new constitutional convention, but is it a good idea? Editorial Board Roundtable

The Ohio GOP appears to be lining up behind the idea of a constitutional convention, with resolutions introduced in both the Ohio House and Senate. No more birthright citizenship, anyone? But a new ...